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A fearsome attack of Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Vinicius Jnr worth £456m, two Englishman heading for Qatar in midfield and three Premier League defenders at the back... meet CIES' £1.16BILLION XI

Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City-bound Erling Haaland lead the most expensive XI in world football, totalling up at an eye-watering £1.16billion.

The boffins at the CIES Football Observatory have crunched the numbers on the top 100-rated players in world football, with the leading players in a 4-3-3 being priced up at more than £1bn.

The Premier League boasts four of the 11 players - with 2021-22 champions Manchester City winning spots for defenders Ruben Dias, valued at £94m, Joao Cancelo, valued at £69m, and midfielder Phil Foden, valued at £106m.

Liverpool right back Trent Alexander-Arnold is the other entrant from the English top flight, coming in with a valuation of £75million, having become a key element in Jurgen Klopp's side in recent seasons.